This month our guest speaker was affiliate member Jim Cox, of James Cox Knits. He taught us helical knitting, a great technique to achieve joggles stripes. Our block of the Month is Rabbit Ridge.
Category: Miscellaneous
September 2023
This month our guest speaker was Sandra Carter from Alamitos Bay Yarn Company. She gave us a wonderful tutorial on Double Knitting. Our Block of the Month is a Double Knit Square in a Square and we posted two free double knitting patterns on our free patterns page.
December 2021 Show and Share
Our knitters were in a giving mood this month with a bevy of gifts and hats
November 2021 Show and Share
We are getting ready for winter here with some gorgeous shawls and cozy pullovers.
October 2021 Show and Share
Trick or treat! This months show and share was short but sweet!
Knitting Around the World – Estonia
In our Knitting around the World segment for December 2020, Linda Bohlinger takes us to lovely Estonia, a country rich in knitting history. Note: The slide controls are in the bottom left hand part of the slide. The smaller right arrow (>) advances to the next picture.
Future Meetings
UCR has closed its campus through June but that may be extended. Also, there is no guarantee that this “shelter in place” won’t be extended past June, so we decided to error on the safe side to keep our members safe and start up again in September. Virtual Skills Training Series: We all want to…
Virtual Retreat
Oh, the virus & news are frightful, but our yarn is so delightful. And since we’ve no place to go…another row, another row. During this time of isolation, let’s keep connected by showing off all our wonderful projects! You can share pictures of your projects by sending them to the knittingguildofthedesert@outlook.com and we will post them on the website….
Charity hats
Here is a small sample of charity hats donated by Gilda Taigman. These were made using a hat machine.
Knitting Guild of the Desert 